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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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